{"id":451096,"date":"2010-03-20T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T14:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/?p=10531"},"modified":"2010-03-20T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T14:04:18","slug":"my-misspent-youth-clips-and-interview-with-award-winning-animator-cam-christiansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/451096","title":{"rendered":"My Misspent Youth clips and interview with award-winning animator Cam Christiansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4445533089\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2698\/4445533089_4a4f4cec89_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">(All photos by Kempton Lam)<\/p>\n<p>After <a title=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-32141-Calgary-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2010m1d30-Cam-Christiansen-interview-Calgarybased-multiple-awards-winning-animator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-32141-Calgary-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2010m1d30-Cam-Christiansen-interview-Calgarybased-multiple-awards-winning-animator\" >interviewing the Calgary award-winning animator Cam Christiansen in January this year<\/a> to talk about his films and his latest film &#8220;<strong>My Misspent Youth<\/strong>&#8220;, I am very excited to report that Cam has started film of &#8220;<strong>My Misspent Youth<\/strong>&#8220;. A few days ago, I even had a chance to check out the filming process and even participate as an extra in the film!<\/p>\n<p>In the following YouTube clip, you will get to see some filming of &#8220;<strong>My Misspent Youth<\/strong>&#8221; and my interview with Cam to talk about:\u00a0shooting on the first day, the digital magic in a green room, what is <a title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Match_Moving\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Match_Moving\" >match moving<\/a>, and his choice between using the <a title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canon_5d_mark_II\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canon_5d_mark_II\" >Canon 5D Mark II<\/a> and the <a title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_camera\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_camera\" >RED camera<\/a>, what extras do in this film and how do they help in the animation, the green &#8220;car&#8221;. <strong><em><a title=\"http:\/\/anlandastudio.ning.com\/profiles\/blogs\/extras-needed-for-my-misspent\" href=\"http:\/\/anlandastudio.ning.com\/profiles\/blogs\/extras-needed-for-my-misspent\" >Cam will need more extras till &#8212; March 31, 2010. \u00a0You can read more details and find the contact info here.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/20\/my-misspent-youth-clips-and-interview-with-award-winning-animator-cam-christiansen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/WekiHj6qnck\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446307210\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2727\/4446307210_ccbfdd3084_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446307438\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4007\/4446307438_0347368e22_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446307630\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4012\/4446307630_7262d8d99a_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446307780\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4007\/4446307780_c9318de79c_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - Canon 5D Mark II\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446307978\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4064\/4446307978_08b638f879_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - Canon 5D Mark II\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446308230\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2717\/4446308230_3919a41338_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - The Red Camera\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4445534981\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2688\/4445534981_2a9d2e6f89_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - The Red Camera\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446309380\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4007\/4446309380_f5f27eddf2_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446309596\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4001\/4446309596_7ed38a7ac7_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446310008\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4003\/4446310008_8152793e3a_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My Misspent Youth - production pix\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"Anlanda Digital Studio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/k-ideas\/4446310266\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4001\/4446310266_ecc839653f_m.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Anlanda Digital Studio\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more info about the film, check out\u00a0<strong><a title=\"http:\/\/anlandastudio.ning.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/anlandastudio.ning.com\/\" >Anlanda Studio<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For the technically inclined readers out there, here are the specs of the green room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motion Capture Studio Specs<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; 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